During engineering design, how to select control valve which expected to experience flashing condition and cavitation condition?

During engineering design, how to select control valve which expected to experience flashing condition and cavitation condition?

Flashing could be anticipated by hardened material trim therefore to overcome flashing, the selected control valve shall have hardened material trim. However, hardened material trim is not sufficient to handle cavitation. Anti-cavitation trim shall be used otherwise the system design itself should be changed so cavitation is avoided.

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